Receptacle retainer for trunks



Feb; 5 1924. 1,482,878

Q. P. ALBERT RECEPTACLE RETAINER FOR TRUNKS Fileq April 5, 1922 mllmlPatented Feb. 5, 1924.

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CARL P. ALBERT, F RACINE, WISCONSIN, ASSIGNOR TO GREENE MFG. 00., OFRACINE, WISCONSIN, A CORPORATION OF WISCONSIN.

RECEPTACLE RETAINER FOR TBUNKS.

Application filed April 3,

To all whom it may concern:

Be it known that I, CARL P. ALBERT, a citizen of the United States, andresident of Racine, in the county of Racine and State of Wisconsin, haveinvented new and useful Improvements in Receptacle Retainers for Trunks,of which the following is a description, reference being had to theaccompanying drawings, Which are a part of this specification.

This invention relates to certain new and useful improvements inwardrobe trunks and refers more particularly to means for removablysecuring therein a suitable recep- 1 tacle such as a shoe box or thelike.

, The present type of wardrobe trunk may be said to be divided into twosections, one a drawer section and the other a wardrobe or clothessection, the clothes section preferably having in its lower part a shoebox or receptacle which is spaced from the rear thereof to provide spacefor the clothes.

It is, there-fore, one of the objects of this invention to provideimproved means for securing the shoe receptacle or box in position whichwill be of extremely simple construction and inexpensive to manufactureand which will not in any manner mar the general neat and attractiveappearance of the trunk.

This invention has for another of its objects to provide improved meansfor securing the shoe box or receptacle within the trunk section andpermitting the pivoting or swinging of the box outwardly of the trunk tollow access thereto without the necessity of entirely withdrawing thebox therefrom.

A further object of this invention resides in the provision of meanscarried by a shoe box or receptacle and engageable with the usualretaining angle members of the section to secure the box within thetrunk against accidental removal and at the same time to permit theswinging or pivoting of the box outwardly.

A. still further object of this invention resides in the provision ofplates secured to the front sides of the shoe box or retainer andextended thercbeyond and having projections or lugs engageable withinrecesses in the side angle members of the trunk sec- 1922. Serial No.549,037.

tion to readily removably secure the box in position.

With the above and other objects in view which will appear as thedescription proceeds, my invention resides in the novel construction,combination and arrangement of parts substantially as hereinafterdescribed and more particularly defined by the appended claims, it beingunderstood that such changes inthe precise embodiment of thehereindisclosed invention may be made as come within the scope of theclaims.

In the accompanying drawings, I have illustrated one complete example ofthe physical embodiment of my invention constructed according to thebest mode I have so far devised for the practical application of theprinciples thereof, and in which:

Figure l is a perspective view of the lower part of that section of awardrobe trunk in which the shoe box or receptacle is positioned;

Figure 2 is a fragmentary perspective view of one upper corner of a shoebox or receptacle illustrating the manner of securing the same in thetrunk section, parts of the trunk section being broken away and insection to more clearly illustrate details of construction,

Figure 3 is a fragmentary perspective view similar to Figure 2, of onelower corner of the shoe box or receptacle, and r i Figure 4 is afragmentary perspective view looking at the inner face of the trunkillustrating means for readily releasably locking the shoe box againstaccidental dislodgement.

Wardrobe trunks generally comprise a drawer section, not shown, and awardrobe or clothes section 5, the vertical sides of which are equippedwith angle irons or bars 6 which primarily serve to prevent the drawers,not "shown, of the other section from sliding into the clothescompartmentof section 5 when the two sections are closed. A receptacleor box 7 is generally positioned in the lower part of section 5 for thereception of shoes, shoe trees and the like, and it is essential thatthis box be held spaced from the rear wall of section 5 to provide forclothes hung therein."

The box 7 is preferably in two sections hingedly connected together andI secure a plate 8 along each edge of the outer section thereof bysuitable fastenings 9, the plates 8 projecting beyond the adjacent sidesof the box to overlie the angle members 6 and prevent the box frommoving into section 5 fur ther than with its outer face substantiallyflush with the angle members 6. To secure box 7 in place againstaccidental dislodgement, the upper outer end of each plate 8 is providedwith a head or projection 10 which is struck inwardly parallel with theadjacent side of the box and provided with a downwardly extending tit orlug 11, the heads 10 being engageable in slots 12 formed in the anglemembers 6, as clearly illustrated in Figures 1 and 2.

The lower end of each plate 8 is provided with a head or projection 13which extends inwardly parallel with the adjacent side of the box andhas a tit or hook member 14 on the lower end thereof which serves toprevent the accidental removal of the head from its slot 15 formed inthe adjacent angle member 6. Heads 15 also provide pivots on which thebox swivels when the same is swung outwardly to permit access to itsinteriorwithout completely withdrawing the same from the trunk section.

As best illustrated in Figures 1 and 2, the slots 12 and 15 are of alength equal to the overall lengths of the heads 10 and 13, respectively, so that the box 7 must be raised to engage heads 10 againstthe upper ends of slots 12 before the box can be removed or its upperend swung upwardly with the lower heads 13 serving as pivots on thelower ends of slots 15. When the box 7 is swung outwardly and notentirely removed, the tits 14 pivot on the lower ends of slots 15 andwhen the box has been moved to a horizontal position, the lower ends ofthe slots 15 are engaged in openings 16 as will be readily obvious. Toengage the heads 10 in looking position it is necessary to bodily liftthe receptacle to bring the ends of lugs 11 in line with the recesses 12and by tapering or inclining the outer face of each head 10 thereceptacle is raised by the cam action of the heads as it is movedinwardly on the heads 13 as pivots.

As clearly illustrated in the drawings, the plates 8 extend upwardlyfrom the adjacent sidesof the receptacle 7 and overlie the trunk carriedmembers 6 to thus eliminate the upward movement of the receptacle. Ashereinbefore described, that portion of plates 8 below the heads 13and'overlying angle members6 is cut away as clearly illustrated inFigure 3.

Movement of the heads 10 and 13 in their recesses, upon the trunk beingturned on its top end, is prevented by a latch member 17 pivotallysecured, as at 18, to each angle bar 6 above the adjacent recess 12 tobring its lower free end 19 in a position engaging the top of theadjacent head 10 when the head is in a position securing the shoe boxwithin the trunl-I. Each latch 17 is provided with a finger piece 20 forconvenience in swinging the same to and from securing position and thelatch is readily removably secured in locked position, see dotted linesin Figure 4, by a tit or projection 20 which resiliently engages inrecesses 12, as will be readily apparent.

What I claim as my invention is:

1. In a wardrobe trunk having a plate projected inwardly from each sidethereof, a receptacle, plates secured to the receptacle one adjacenteach edge and projected therebeyond to overlie the trunk carried plateswhen the receptacle is positioned within the trunk, projections extendedinwardly from each receptacle carried plate near the upper end of thereceptacle, said projections being insertable through slots in the trunkcarried plates, and parts carried by the projections and engageab-lebehind the trunk carried plates to removably secure the receptacle inthe trunk.

2. In a wardrobe trunk having a plate projected inwardly from each sidethereof, a receptacle, plates secured to the receptacle one adjacenteach edge and projected there? beyond to overlie the trunk carriedplates when the receptacle is positioned within the trunk. projectionsextended inwardly from each receptacle carried plate near the endsthereof, said projections being insertable through slots in the trunkcarried plates, and parts carried by the projections and engage ablebehind the trunk carried plates to removably secure the receptacle inthe trunk, and the lower projections of the receptacle plates beingspaced from the lower ends f said plates and that part of the platesbelow the lower projections and overlying the trunk carried plates beingcut away to permit the receptacle to pivot on the lower projections.

In a wardrobe trunk, a receptacle, a

projection carried by the receptacle adjacent each side edge thereof.trunk carriedparts having slots in which the pro ections are engageableto secure the receptacle within the trunk, means engageable with oneprojec tion after the same has been engaged in the adjacent trunk partslot to lock the receptacle in position, and a part carried by thefirst-named means and engageable in the adjacent slot to releasablysecure the same against accidental disengagement from the adjacentprojection.

4. In wardrobe trunk, a receptacle, a trunk carried part, a projectioncarried by the receptacle adjacent one edge, said projection beingspaced from and parallel with the adjacent side wall of the receptacleand engageable with a slot in said trunk carried face of the projectionto ride over the lower part, and a lug on the inner end of said pI'oedgeof said slot and raise the receptacle to jection and adapted to engagebehind the permit said lug to engage behind the trunk l0 trunk carriedpart to secure the receptacle carried part.

5 in the trunk, the outer face of said projec- In testimony whereof Iafiix my signature.

tion being inclined whereby inward movement of the receptacle causes theinclined CARL P. ALBERT.

